Gene Is there some place I can write since I may not be there? Is it the Army Corp address in Baltimore? Is it Mr. Kibby's E-mail address? George >>> "Eugene J. Scarpulla" <gscarp@erols.com> 10/05/98 09:49pm >>> MARYLAND OSPREIANS, MOS, ANS, SMAS, VSO, OC, Unaffiliated Birders: I need your help again. It is time for the final Public Hearing regarding the Environmental Restoration of the South Cell of Hart-Miller Island. At this hearing, I need a show of support from birders for the final recommended plan. If you can, please attend the hearing and comment on the benefits of this plan for birds, wildlife observation, nature study, nature photography, environmental education, etc. Or if you can't attend, please send your comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The details for the project and hearing are as follows: PUBLIC HEARING SOUTH CELL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION HART-MILLER ISLAND WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1998 7:00PM TO 9:00PM CHESAPEAKE HIGH SCHOOL 1801 TURKEY POINT ROAD ESSEX, BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is soliciting public comments on the draft Hart-Miller Island (HMI) South Cell Ecosystem Restoration Report and Environmental Assessment. The proposed plan is to restore aquatic and terrestrial habitat in the 300-acre South Cell of the 1100-acre Hart-Miller Island Dredged Material Containment Facility. The recommended plan includes 200 acres of mudflats and wetlands for migrating shorebirds, a 1-acre island for nesting terns, three ponds totaling 20 acres for wintering waterfowl, and 80 acres of uplands for songbirds. A pumping system will manage the water levels in the project area. This re-creation of wetlands, the island, ponds, and uplands will provide avian habitat and significantly improve regional wildlife habitat diversity in the northern Chesapeake Bay. Copies of the draft report are available for review at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD and the Baltimore County Public Libraries, 1110 Eastern Boulevard, Essex, MD and 1716 Merritt Boulevard, Dundalk, MD. The report is available, as an Adobe Acrobat file, on the Internet, at: www.nab.usace.army.mil/PDF/hmi.pdf Individuals wishing to obtain a copy of, or wanting more information about, the draft report may write to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District ATTN: CENAB-PL (Mr. Richard Kibby) P.O. Box 1715 Baltimore, MD 21203-1715 Phone: (410) 962-0694 or (800) 295-1610 Fax: (410) 962-4698 E-mail: richard.kibby@nab02.usace.army.mil. A public hearing to receive comments on the draft report will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at Chesapeake High School, 1801 Turkey Point Road, in Essex, Baltimore County, MD beginning at 7:00 PM. Any person who has an interest in the project may make comments within 30 days. Please e-mail or mail a CC of your comments to me for my files. Thanks for all your assistance, Gene Scarpulla Maryland Ornithological Society Representative Hart-Miller Island Study Team 7906-B Knollwood Road Towson, MD 21286-1247 (410) 821-0575 gscarp@erols.com